Definition of dred

1. dried [ a ] not still wetExamples:"the ink has dried""a face marked with dried tears"

Used in print:

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

The washing process whereby soils are removed consists basically of applying mechanical action to loosen the dirt particles and dried matter in the presence of water which helps to float off the debris and acts , to some extent , as a dissolving and solvating agent .

The other constituents in a built detergent assist in this and in the removal of dirty stains and the hydrophilic sticky or dried soils .

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

Once she has made_up_her_mind , the queen starts_out by constructing , in her chosen abode , a small `` floor '' of dried grass or some woolly material .